gymnastic

[ jim-nas-tik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.

gymnastic

/ dʒɪmˈnæstɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, like, or involving gymnastics

Derived Forms

• gymˈnastically, adverb

Other Words From

• gym·nasti·cal·ly adverb
• ungym·nastic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gymnastic¹

1565–75; < Middle French gymnastique < Latin gymnasticus < Greek gymnastikós, equivalent to gymnáz ( ein ) ( gymnasium ¹ ) + -tikos -tic

Example Sentences

The gold-medal-winning performance of Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastic team was watched by 12.7 million people across NBC’s platforms on July 30, even though it ran smack in the middle of the workday.

From Los Angeles Times

Olympic gymnastic trials on NBC.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, Armitage is a couple month’s shy of his 16th birthday, his voice is deeper, and he’s swapped gymnastic rings for pilot lessons.

From Los Angeles Times

If this story began with a narrator, it would go something like this: Seven years ago, just a few weeks from making his debut as the face of “Young Sheldon,” the prequel to CBS’s blockbuster comedy “The Big Bang Theory,” Iain Armitage was a spirited, baby-faced 9-year-old dangling upside down on a pair of gymnastic rings at a park in Studio City during a break from his very grown-up gig.

From Los Angeles Times

The gymnastic style of dancing originated in New York in the 1970s.

From BBC